Table 3.
Chi-squared of parent engagement by income
| Engagement | Low Income | High Income | Total |
| Not Engaged | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Engaged | 28 | 16 | 44 |
| Chi-Square | 0.11172* |
Note. p<.05*, p<.01**, p<.001***
The dependent variable for this chi-square was parent engagement. This was asked through the responses of “Not Engaged” and “Engaged”. The independent variable for this chi-square was family income. Respondents were placed into categories based on their responses, the categories were “Low Income”, and “High Income”. There were 44 total responses for families reporting being engaged with their children, while only eight families reported as being not engaged with their child. Four low income families identified their household as being not engaged, while 28 low income families identified their household as being engaged with their child. Four high income families identified their household as being not engaged, while four high income families also reported their household as being engaged with their child. The chi-squared value was 0.11172 and it is significant at the .05 level. Therefore, the number of parents engaged vs not engaged is significantly different.